The New Richmond City Council held its monthly meeting Oct. 11, approving Beebe Building project, "Save to Give" challenge participation and tentative redistricting map.
The New Richmond City Council held its monthly meeting Oct. 11, approving Beebe Building project, "Save to Give" challenge participation and tentative redistricting map.
Here is what you need to know:
1. Two-way traffic on First
Council approved the conversion of West First Street to a two-way street for its entirety. The last time West First saw two-way traffic was more than 20 years ago. Council members based their decision on the responses of residents and businesses being impacted by the change to a survey posted by city staff on social media. Of the more than 100 responses received, 68% were in favor of the conversion while 32% were not.
The survey also presented three options for how the street might be laid out to accommodate two-way traffic including the cost to implement each. All three options garnered various degrees of support while 30% of respondents favored ideas not presented in the survey.Â